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Education

Enter the Geopier Rammed Aggregate Pier

The Geopier RAP system for ground improvement

Written by Mark Tigchelaar, P. Eng., GeoSolv Design/Build
September 2020 Read more
Education

One-Stop Pile Cleaning

Pilecap Inc. offers novel automated pile cleaning solution

Technical

A New Choice for Deep Foundations

Expander Body International is setting out to fundamentally change the way we think about foundations

Projects

Fort Frankfurt Project

Trevi faced and won the challenge of carrying out all the foundation works in a rather complex context Submitted by Trevi Group Four Frankfurt is a unique high-rise building in the heart of Frankfurt's city centre in Germany. Thanks to its purchase in 2015, Groß & Partner Grundstücksentwicklungsgesellschaft laid the foundations for the execution of this mega-project.

Written by Piling Canada
September 2020 Read more
Projects

Rebuilding Cammies Brook Bridge

A simple, cost-effective system provides the best solution for Tripp Marine on a tight jobsite

Written by Barb Feldman
September 2020 Read more
Education

The Art of Tooling and Wear Part Selection and Maintenance

Unexpected conditions and countless variables prove that the choice of tooling and parts is not an exact science By Colleen Birchwood When it comes to drilling a deep foundation into rock or silty soils, selecting the best tooling and wear parts for the job will help to keep a project on track and on budget.

Written by Colleen Birchwood
September 2020 Read more
Profile

A New Outlook

Watson Drill Rigs charts a new path for the future with the introduction of CAT-based hydraulic rotary machines By Mark Halsall In 2009, one of the best-known names in North America's drilled shaft industry, Watson Drill Rigs, became part of the Trevi Group of companies.

Written by Mark Halsall
September 2020 Read more
Profile

GeoVerra

A new leader in the Canadian surveying and geomatics industry

Profile

Floating Safely

Poseidon Barge keeps marine projects afloat with innovative solutions By Olive Taylor Poseidon Barge takes pride in offering some of the most versatile and innovative portable sectional marine barges in the industry. Since 1995, the U.S.-based company has been renting or selling sectional barges, hydraulic winches and hydraulic propulsion units to heavy highway construction contractors, bridge contractors, dredging contractors, marine contractors and diving contractors.

Written by Olive Taylor
September 2020 Read more
Industry News

Junttan Oy acquires Canadian Pile Driving Equipment

Industry News

Industry News

COVID-19 economic shock will cause global construction output to shrink by 1.4 per cent in 2020

Industry News

Industry News

Construction industry examining ways to improve subway-building costs

Industry News

Industry News

Jeffrey Machine Inc. welcomes Cindy Liles as outside sales representative

Industry News

Business

CCA Resolved to Keep Industry Resilient for Post-COVID-19 Recovery

No one could have imagined the challenges COVID-19 would bring to Canadians

Written by Mary Van Buren, President, Canadian Construction Association
July 2020 Read more
Business

Pandemic Pandemonium!

Construction claims and COVID-19 By Krista Chaytor, Michael Swartz and Brian Kuchar, WeirFoulds LLP As the economy sputters back to life following the interruption caused by COVID-19, members of the construction industry are surveying the economic havoc wrought by the pandemic and considering how to recoup their losses and move forward. This article explores some of the issues surrounding delay claims and offers guidance to contractors.

Written by Krista Chaytor, Michael Swartz and Brian Kuchar, WeirFoulds LLP
July 2020 Read more
Business

Care at Your Fingertips

Benefits of telemedicine for the construction industry By Mary-Lou MacDonald In 2017, 4.7 million Canadians 12 and over didn't have a family doctor to see regularly.1 Today, many are wondering how important that family doctor really is. After all, you can always pop into a walk-in clinic or an urgent care centre if you get sick, or you can ignore that sore throat and nagging cough and hope it goes away on its own.

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Piling Canada is the premier national voice for the Canadian deep foundation construction industry. Each issue is dedicated to providing readers with current and informative editorial, including project updates, company profiles, technological advancements, safety news, environmental information, HR advice, pertinent legal issues and more.

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